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Chicken drumstick, fried, coated, skin / coating eaten, from fast food / restaurant: calories and nutrition

Chicken drumstick, fried, coated, skin / coating eaten, from fast food / restaurant has about 245 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.

What this number means

A portion-aware estimate, not a promise

A USDA reference amount weighing 85 grams has about 245 calories in the cited source record.

The listed household measures span roughly 82–389 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.

Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.

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Calories
245 kcal
Protein
15.1 g
Carbohydrate
10.3 g
Total fat
16 g

Household measures

Compare listed portions

These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.

1 cup, cooked, diced

389 kcal

135 g

1 drumstick

245 kcal

85 g

1 oz, cooked

82 kcal

28 g

At a glance

Nutrient highlights per source serving

The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.

Protein

15.1 g≈ 30% Daily Value

Cholesterol

77.4 mg≈ 26% Daily Value

Sodium

530.4 mg≈ 23% Daily Value

Source-serving signals

What stands out in this record

These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.

  • The representative USDA portion supplies 15.1 g protein, about 30% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
  • The representative USDA portion contains 530 mg sodium, about 23% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 85 g.

NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 245 kcal
Protein 15.1 g 30%
Carbohydrate 10.3 g
Total fat 16 g
Dietary fiber 0.5 g
Sugars 0.1 g
Sodium 530.4 mg 23%
Saturated fat 3.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.7 g
Cholesterol 77.4 mg 26%
Potassium 181.1 mg
Calcium 23 mg
Iron 1.1 mg
Magnesium 17 mg
Vitamin C 0 mg
Vitamin D 0.1 µg
Vitamin A 16.2 µg
Caffeine 0 mg
Alcohol 0 g
Water 41.6 g

Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.

What changes the estimate most?

This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with restaurant formulation and serving size, amount of absorbed frying fat, portion size, cut and fat trim.

Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.

  1. 01

    restaurant formulation and serving size

  2. 02

    amount of absorbed frying fat

  3. 03

    portion size

  4. 04

    cut and fat trim

How we estimated this

Traceable back to the source record

This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.

About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.

Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31

FoodData Central ID: 2706023

It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.

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Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.

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